multi-seeded

Thân thiện

A slice of watermelon reveals its multi-seeded interior.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having many seeds: Describes a fruit, pod, or other plant structure that contains a large number of seeds.

Usage

• The adjective multi-seeded is used to describe botanical specimens. It is typically placed before the noun it modifies.
• It is a technical or descriptive term often found in botanical, agricultural, or gardening contexts.

Examples

• The multi-seeded pod of the lotus plant is a distinctive feature.
• Botanists classify tomatoes as multi-seeded berries.
• This multi-seeded variety of cucumber is not ideal for commercial pickling.

Advanced Usage

• "multi-seeded fruit": A common collocation specifying the type of plant structure.
  • Pomegranates are a classic example of a multi-seeded fruit.
• "multi-seeded capsule": Used in formal botanical descriptions.
  • The plant produces a dry, dehiscent, multi-seeded capsule.

Variants and Related Words

• Multiseed: (Less common variant, sometimes used as an adjective or in compound nouns).
  • A multiseed loaf of bread.
• Polyseeded: (A rare, more technical synonym with the same meaning).
• Seed-filled: (A more general descriptive term, not a direct synonym).

Synonyms

• Many-seeded: A more common and straightforward synonym.
• Polyspermous: A highly technical botanical term meaning containing many seeds.

Antonyms

• Seedless: Having no seeds.
• Single-seeded: Having only one seed (e.g., a peach).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having many seeds

Từ đồng nghĩa

• several-seeded